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Sunday’s papers: Internal fissures dog opposition parties while authorities ease sugar import measures

Sunday’s papers: Internal fissures dog opposition parties while authorities ease sugar import measures

State-owned Egyptian newspapers lead Sunday's coverage with news of president Hosni Mubarak's speech to a joint parliamentary session.State owned Al-Akhbar…
Service provisions indicate South Sudan is ready for separation, southerners say

Service provisions indicate South Sudan is ready for separation, southerners say

Juba--Residents in the South Sudan capital Juba say vast improvements have been made in the region since the Comprehensive Peace…
Egypt’s crocodile hunters jump the gun

Egypt’s crocodile hunters jump the gun

Aswan--Illegal crocodile hunting has spiked in recent months following press reports that led people to believe the animal had been…
Marks & Spencer opening in Egypt revitalizes calls for boycott

Marks & Spencer opening in Egypt revitalizes calls for boycott

The boycott movement against Israeli products and services in Egypt is just over a decade old. Domestically, the movement is…
Q&A: Saad Eddin Ibrahim on political reform, ElBaradei & Mubarak Jr

Q&A: Saad Eddin Ibrahim on political reform, ElBaradei & Mubarak Jr

Sociology professor and political activist Saad Eddin Ibrahim was one of the first to criticize the notion of “presidential inheritance”…
Interview: Australian FM on Assange, Afghanistan and peace process

Interview: Australian FM on Assange, Afghanistan and peace process

Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said that his government is providing all the legal and consular support for the Wikileaks…
Embattled opposition stands at crossroads

Embattled opposition stands at crossroads

After heated disputes over the integrity of the electoral process, the new parliament’s composition was officially announced yesterday. It showed…
Info Minister denies govt cut deal with Al-Jazeera for upbeat elections coverage

Info Minister denies govt cut deal with Al-Jazeera for upbeat elections coverage

Egyptian Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi denied the Egyptian Government made any deals with Al-Jazeera network for less negative coverage of…
Court rules on re-opening satellite channels shut down by authorities

Court rules on re-opening satellite channels shut down by authorities

An Egyptian court on Saturday ordered the reopening of five satellite channels which had broadcast from the Egyptian satellite NileSat…
Election pullout still an option, Brotherhood member says

Election pullout still an option, Brotherhood member says

On the eve of the elections, a leading Muslim Brotherhood (MB) member and parliamentarian, Mohamed el-Beltagy, tells Al-Masry Al-Youm that…
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